Apariție editorială: 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦. A Historiographical and Archaeological Perspective on Status Identities, autor Alin Henţ

 

𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦. A Historiographical and Archaeological Perspective on Status Identities, autor Alin Henţ

This work is built upon my doctoral dissertation, titled Aristocraţia dacică (sec. I. a. Chr. – sec I. p. Chr.). O perspectivă arheologică asupra statutului social / The Dacian Aristocracy (1st century BC – 1st century AD). An Archaeological Perspective on Social Status, which I successfully defended at the Babeş-Bolyai University from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on February 22, 2019. While this work retains the core tenets of the 2019 version, it presents a revised and enhanced exploration of the subject matter through the omission of some elements and the significant refinement of others.
My research on this topic, initiated in 2014, commenced from two ideas expressed in the Romanian archaeological and historical literature. The first idea was expressed by Professor Al. Vulpe in a study, or more precisely, a critical analysis of our current knowledge regarding the Dacian communities (‘Geto-Dacian’ in his own words), from the first century BCE to the first century CE. In this paper, Vulpe highlighted a crucial aspect: despite the large amount of written material on this topic, substantial gaps in our understanding persist. These lacunae are often filled with hypotheses, frequently burdened by historical biases. Moreover, Vulpe argued that these biases stem from the fragmentary nature of the ancient (and early medieval) written sources available, which are susceptible to speculative interpretations.
The second idea was expressed by Professor L. Boia. In the majority of his influential works, but more concisely expressed in an interview offered for a Romanian cultural magazine, Boia distinguished between History and histories. For Boia, on an ideal level, History represents the objective unfolding of past events, a singular and unalterable reality. However, accessing this History proves elusive. Historians rely on fragmentary evidence and subjective interpretations to reconstruct the past, resulting in a multitude of histories. These diverse narratives, shaped by present-day perspectives, contexts, and available sources, offer invaluable insights, but are inherently pluralistic. Moreover, Boia highlighted that unlike the singular past, these histories are open to ongoing reinterpretation and debate, reflecting the boundless ature of historical inquiry. (INTRODUCTION)

Informații suplimentare: RETHINKING THE LATE IRON AGE DACIANS

 

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